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The original 'Absolutely' album on CD - beautifully re-mastered - plus a second disc containing promo videos, BBC concert and bonus tracks including singles, 12ins and B-sides.
'Absolutely' is the second Madness album, and the one which features the classic schooldays anthem "Baggy Trousers". It also contains the lighthearted instrumental "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" and the band's first real foray in to the realms of social comment, with the excellent "Embarrassment". This is classic early Madness, a snapshot of a band on the ascent from their beginnings as nutty ska boys to international pop superstars.
Here we have the original album on CD - beautifully re-mastered - plus a second disc containing promo videos, BBC concert and bonus tracks including singles, 12ins and B-sides.
The digipack cover features original album artwork and 24-page colour booklet including lyrics, photos and liner notes by journalist Paul Lester.
Disc 1 - The Original 'Absolutely' Album:
1. Baggy Trousers
2. Embarrassment
3. E.R.N.I.E.
4. Close Escape
5. Not Home Today
6. On The Beat Pete
7. Solid Gone
8. Take It Or Leave It
9. Shadow Of Fear
10. Disappear
11. Overdone
12. In The Rain
13. You Said
14. The Return Of The Los Palmas 7
The Bonus Tracks:
15. In The Rain (Single Version) (B-Side 12" 'My Girl')
16. The Business (B-Side 'Baggy Trousers') (CD Single)
17. Crying Shame (B-Side 'Embarrassment') (CD Single)
18. That's The Way To Do It (B-Side 'The Return Of The Los Palmas 7')
19. El Regresso De Los Palmas 7 (Spanish Version)
20. Swan Lake (Live) (B-Side 'The Return Of The Los Palmas 7' 12")
21. Release Me / Close Escape / Solid Gone (Patches flexi-disc)
The Promo Videos (Enhanced):
1. Baggy Trousers
2. Embarrassment
3. The Return Of The Los Palmas 7
Disc 2 - BBC Live In Concert - Hammersmith Odeon, 23.12.80:
1. One Step Beyond…
2. E.R.N.I.E.
3. Mistakes
4. Disappear
5. Bed And Breakfast Man
6. The Return Of The Los Palmas 7
7. Close Escape
8. Overdone
9. Not Home Today
10. Razor Blade Alley
11. My Girl
12. Take It Or Leave It
13. On The Beat Pete
14. Embarrassment
15. Shadow Of Fear
16. You Said
17. In The Middle Of The Night
18. The Prince
19. Baggy Trousers
20. Rockin' In Ab
21. Madness